2010 Riverside Ave. Paso Robles, CA 93446 Open Thurs. - Sun. 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. 805 239-4556

Saturday, November 12, 2011 Ignace Paderewski, one of the world’s greatest pianists, will be honored in Paso Robles the second weekend of November. The Pioneer Museum will host the Saturday venue with Dr. Ken Marcus from the University of LaVerne’s history department, who will be making a presentation at 11:00. Through the generosity of USC, Paso Robles Public Library, Paso Robles Historical Society, Cuesta College and a number of benefactors, over 100 photos and news clippings will be on display. Also, some of Mr. Paderewski’s personal effects will be out for viewing from October 25th through the end of November.   September 15 and 16, 2012 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Santa Lucia Rockhounds will be holding their Annual Rockhound Roundup, a rock, gem and mineral show, at the Pioneer Museum and Pioneer Park, 2010 Riverside Avenue, Paso Robles. There will be dealers, exhibits, drawing prizes, youth activities, food and fun for all. Free admission. For more information contact Dale at (805) 226-0719 or Richard at (805) 467-2966. The purpose of Pioneer Day in 1931  was to thank the area ranchers and farmers for their  business during the difficult years of the Depression. Their produce helped to keep the local economy going. The merchants closed their doors for the day and  invited the farmers and ranchers to come to town  and enjoy lunch in the park. The tradition has  continued with a free bean feed in the downtown city  park, following a parade on Spring Street that begins  at 10:00 a.m. Paso Robles Pioneer Day Website Some of the special activities that have taken place at past Open House events . . . enjoying the music, watching wool spinning and wheat weaving, listening to small gasoline engines, practicing cowboy skills --- roping a stationary target and branding a block of wood, seeing the huge Jeanesville Pump and viewing the tractors that were driven through the parade. For 18 years the Pioneer Museum has hosted an annual event called the Paso Gathering, bringing western artists and craftsmen together for a weekend to show and sell their goods. Mike Crouch of Paso Robles and Phil Tognazzini, an artist and rancher from Cayucos, founded the first event in 1993. For the past seven years, the Gathering, a fundraiser for the museum, has been under the direction of Gary Smith. Many volunteers have come together to put on a well-received event year after year; however, Gary has decided to resign as chairman, and without someone else jumping in to head up the event, the Museum board has regretfully decided to discontinue it.    Enjoy our skilled carving demonstrations every 2nd Saturday of the month from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Watch woodcarving by members of the  California Carvers Guild.  Visitors are welcome and informal instruction is available.

      

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